[Supras] ct-26 removal/install question?

[Rockey Fox]

I believe the nuts are lock nuts from Toyota which I
have bought from Jeff Watson each time I'v had mine
off. If you haven't helicoiled your exhaust manifold
stud holes in the head yet the extra weight from
having no top bracket has probably weakened the
threads to where you'll shortly experience a leak
there and the stud will pull out when you try to
tighten to spec.
I used Ultra-Blue on the flange side of the flex oil
tube when I installed and haven't yet experienced a
leak there. It's a royal pain to get the bolts started
due to a tight fit and big fingers and IIRC I ended up
using a box end wrench to tighten the rear one from
behind the motor mount bracketry.

Rockey 91t

--- ~~~ <xen4awhile at yahoo.com> wrote:

> whats up everyone... had a couple question about
> removing the ct26 from my mkIII, last time i tried i
> got everything off with out a prob except for that
> oil flex pipe. banjo pipe wasnt a prob, and with
> everything off i thought i had plenty of room but i
> couldnt even see either side of where this pipe
> bolts to the turbo and the block. in the manual, i
> think it has a drawing of someone using a t-handle
> wrench to remove it.. that would work with motor on
> a stand, but i couldnt see that working with the
> motor still in..  can anyone who has done this
> please share any tips you might have on removing the
> turbo, especially that oil flex pipe.   
>    
>   ok, and second.. once the turbo has been removed
> and is ready to be reinstalled, can anyone make any
> suggestion on how to keep the turbo to manifold
> bolts from coming loose.. it usually works it self
> loose in a week or so, ive tried loctite but still
> comes loose... or also, im missing my turbos upper
> stay could that contribute to the loosening problem?
> is there a fix for this? could the studs be to warn
> out?  new studs and bolts maybe? or what about nylon
> locknuts? hmm?
>    
>   any suggestions or tips would be greatly
> appreciated, thanks.......
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